| Nalanda | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha constituency | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | East India |
| State | Bihar |
| Assembly constituencies | Asthawan Biharsharif Rajgir Islampur Hilsa Nalanda Harnaut |
| Established | 1957 |
| Member of Parliament | |
| 18th Lok Sabha | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JD(U) |
| Alliance | NDA |
| Elected year | 2024 |
| Preceded by | Ram Swaroop Prasad |
Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 40 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Bihar state in eastern India. In 1957, the erstwhile Patna Central constituency was renamed as Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency.
Most Successful parties from Nalanda Lok Sabha
JDU (7 Times) (41.18%)
INC(5 Times) (29.41%)
CPI (2 time) (11.76%)
Samta Party (2 time) (11.76%)
Janata Party (1 time) (5.88%)
Assembly segments[edit | edit source]
Presently, Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following seven Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:
| # | Name | District | Member | Party | 2024 lead | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | Asthawan | Nalanda | Jitendra Kumar | JD(U) | JD(U) | ||
| 172 | Biharsharif | Sunil Kumar | BJP | ||||
| 173 | Rajgir (SC) | Kaushal Kishore | JD(U) | ||||
| 174 | Islampur | Ruhail Ranjan | |||||
| 175 | Hilsa | Krishna Murari Sharan | |||||
| 176 | Nalanda | Shrawan Kumar | |||||
| 177 | Harnaut | Hari Narayan Singh | |||||
Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]
1952-1957[edit | edit source]
As Patna Central Lok Sabha constituency.
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Kailash Pati Sinha | Indian National Congress | |
1957-Present[edit | edit source]
As Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency
^ by poll
Election results[edit | edit source]
2024[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 559,422 | 48.88 |  3.57
| |
| CPI(ML)L | Sandeep Saurav | 3,90,308 | 34.11 | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 19,217 | 1.68 |  0.86
| |
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 11,44,956 | 49.91 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2019[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 540,888 | 52.45 | 17.52
| |
| HAM(S) | Ashok Kumar Azad | 2,84,751 | 27.61 | New | |
| IND. | Ramvilaf Paswan | 21,276 | 2.06 | ||
| IND. | Brahamdev Prasad | 16,346 | 1.59 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,426 | 0.82 | 0.23
| |
| Majority | 2,56,137 | 24.84 | |||
| Turnout | 10,31,874 | 48.79 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 3,21,982 | 34.93 | 17.72
| |
| LJP | Satya Nand Sharma | 3,12,355 | 33.88 | 8.1
| |
| INC | Ashish Ranjan Sinha | 1,27,270 | 13.81 | 11.44
| |
| BSP | Sanjay Kumar | 23,595 | 2.56 | 0.1
| |
| CPI(ML)L | Shashi Yadav | 19,477 | 2.11 | ||
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 5,452 | 0.59 | ||
| Majority | 9,627 | 1.05 | |||
| Turnout | 9,21,761 | 47.22 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
2009[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD(U) | Kaushalendra Kumar | 2,99,155 | 52.65 | ||
| LJP | Satish Kumar | 1,46,478 | 25.78 | ||
| LTSD | Anil Singh | 20,335 | 3.58 | ||
| BSP | Dev Kishore Rai | 13,953 | 2.46 | ||
| INC | Ramswaroop Prasad | 13,470 | 2.37 | ||
| IND. | Arun Kumar | 10,676 | 1.88 | ||
| Majority | 1,52,677 | 26.87 | |||
| Turnout | 5,68,219 | 33.05 | |||
| JD(U) hold | Swing | ||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Nalanda". Archived from the original on 31 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ↑ "Nalanda Lok Sabha Election results 2014 - 2024". The Times of India. 4 June 2024. Archived from the original on 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.